Source: Insecurity Insight
Country: Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World, Yemen
Between January and December 2015, open sources reported 192 severe events in which 413 aid workers were reported killed (161), kidnapped (125) or injured (142). Of the 125 aid workers who were kidnapped, open sources reported that 84 were released and 15 killed in captivity. For the reminder no information is known (28). 51 aid workers (32%) were killed in Afghanistan. Eight were killed as kidnap victims.